Detention Center staff

Director

Travis Stillion

Assistant Director

Judith Zwolle

As Assistant Director, Judy coordinates and oversees all training. She supervises and oversees all Detention and Shift Supervisors. She maintains all schedules and all disciplinary action pertaining to youth's behavior. She reviews all Critical Incident Reports, monitors and evaluates Shift Supervisors and assists the Director in adopting Policy and Procedures. Judy also assists the Director and assumes the Director duties in his absence.

Judy has been employed with the Detention Center for 27 years. During that time she has received extensive training in the areas of supervision, communication, ethics in the criminal justice field, suicide awareness, sexual harassment and various emergency procedures. She has been selected as "Staff of the Year" on four (4) separate occasions and was recognized nationally. Her knowledge and expertise is a great asset at the Juvenile Detention Center.

Program Compliance Director

Don Leffler

As the Program Compliance Director, Don ensures follow through of program philosophy and guidelines as well as quality control ability, facility policy, procedures and practice. Don is also responsible for establishing and maintaining quality control over policies, professional relationships with outside organizations, Juvenile Courts and Probation Departments. He coordinates case reviews throughout each youth’s commitment to the facility as well as compiles facility data and supplies reports to the Executive Director.

Don has been employed with the DetentionCenter for 7 years. Prior to becoming the Program Compliance Director Don was the second shift supervisor. Don has been through the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy and has former law enforcement experience. He also worked for the Ohio Department of Youth Services as a Juvenile Corrections Officer at the former Marion Juvenile Correctional Facility.

Shift Supervisors

1st Shift / Betty Bright

2nd Shift / Jamiel Christie

3rd Shift / Brittney Elliott

There are three shift supervisors at the detention center, each responsible for their respective shift. Betty Bright, Jamiel Christie, and Brittney Elliott. The duties of each supervisor is to coordinate and direct the activities of the detention officers, ensure the safety and security of the youth, and to ensure the security of the building, grounds, and staff. They are responsible for enforcing all security policies and procedures along with ensuring each youth's basic needs for food, personal hygiene, clothing, and medical attention are met. Each supervisor prepares and maintains reports, briefs the on-coming shift of pertinent information regarding youth behavior and facility operations. Supervisors serve as liaison between administration, detention officers, youth, parents, visitors, law enforcement officers, and other persons having business with the detention center. Finally, they are responsible for conducting training for new employees along with proficiency training to officers of their shift.

Detention Officers

Detention officers are responsible for the leadership and management of the youth population. They ensure that the youth receive the basic needs for food, clothing, personal hygiene, medical attention, and they ensure that the facility in which they live remain clean. They are to set an example for the youth to follow by knowing the policies and procedures of the facility, striving for consistency, and building respect. They maintain the security of the building and surrounding grounds, and promote the safety of the youth and other staff. Other responsibilities include monitoring visits, performing searches, and restraining the youth when necessary. From time to time they act as counselors, intervening during emotional, behavioral, physical and medical crisis. They must prepare and complete various reports such as the shift log, youth admissions and releases, and critical incident reports.

Support Staff

The Marion County Juvenile Detention Center support staff include the departments of fiscal, food service, and maintenance. It also includes the teachers, nurse, an office manager, and the assistant administrator. Each staff member is responsible for the accomplishment of duties specific to their area of expertise and, when necessary, they aid in other functions outside their area of expertise in order to support of the overall mission of the MCJDC.